UC San Diego is planning to build a $2B student housing village on the eastern edge of its main campus, a project that would be three times bigger than any market-rate residential complex in the city.

Chancellor Pradeep Khosla is asking the University of California for approval to build up to six towers encompassing about 6,000 beds, the largest and most expensive housing plan presented to the Board of Regents in the past two decades, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

UC San Diego's proposal would double down on an aggressive housing expansion that is in the midst of putting up six buildings in the 16-22 story range encompassing a total of more than 9,500 beds, including a 2,400-bed community in the River Walk section of the campus.